Telegram-herald., 1887-06-27


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anything kke shis ggEpel The Fs1ztca
q Ralph Azklo klaersca - the
philosophy of ieieles; the religion &
Iheo<;ofe Parker Wss ssroceo q
tie desert, covering up the seal slfh
dry safsi, the religion ef henaa = the
roaance Of bel.efing n0thing; the religion
9f fhoUas Carlyle - only a condenseft
Londoa fog1 the religion q tbs Huxleys
aud the SpsreeFs l. uareiy pedestal ca
which hunan philosophy sits shlseFing Ia
Ihe night Il she sonl. booking up 10 the
st4rs osfeEiaz 10 help 20 the nations that
eroueh and <roan sE the base. Tell me
where there - one man y ho has rejected
that goapsl Cor another. who = thoroughly
satisfied AID helped and ecnfented IN hLs
skeptieisnn. and I VIII take the ear To-
morrow and ride 800 niles % see him.
The fill psweF Of the gospel has not yet
been tonched As aspoKtsTnan throws u3
his hand and catches the bali flying
through the an. Just SO easily VIII this
gospel after = whsle catch this round
world flying from It's orbit and bring is
hack % the heart Of Christ Give II fnli
swing and Il vii pardon every sin, heal
every wound. cure every trouble, emancl-
pate every slave. and ransom every ma
ton fe Christian men and women who
20 cut this afternoon 10 do Christian work.
as you so into the sunday schools and
the lay preaching stations and the pcni-
tentiarias and the asylufns, I want you 10
feel that you bear In your hand weapon,
compared with which tho lightning has
10 speed, and evalsnches no heft, and the
thunderholts Of heaven have no power; il
il the arrow of the ornnipotent gospel.
Take careful aim Pull the arrow clear
back until the head strikes the bow.
Then let IL fiy. And may the slain OF the
Lord be many
Again: IL you want 70 be skiliful In
spiritual hunting you must hunt in un-
freQaented and secluded pisces. Why
does the hunter go three or four days In
the Pennsylvania forests or over Raquette
lake into the wilds Of the AdIrondackss
IL Is the only way 10 do. The deer are
shy, and one bang" Of the gun clears
the forest From the California stage
you see. as you go over the plains, here
and there, coyote trotting along, almost
within range Of the gun-sometimes quite
within range Of IL. No one cares for that;
10 Is worthless The good game Is hidden
and secluded Every hunter knows that
SO, many os the souls that WI be Of
most worth for Christ, and of most value
to the church, are secluded They do not
como In your way. You win have 70 60
where they are Yonder thcy are down
In that cellar, yonder they are up in that
garrett Far away from the door OF any
church, the gospel arrow has not been
pointed ~ them The tract distributor
and the city missionary sometimes just
catch o glimpse OF them as n hunter
through the trees gets q mofncntary sight
OF a partridge or roebuck. The trouble
IL, we are waiting for the game 10 come TO
Us. We are not good hunters. We are
standing in Schermerhorn street, expect
ing that the timid antelope will come up
and ect ont Of our hand We arc expect
ing that the prairie fowl win light ON our
church steeple. IL Is not their habit. II
the church should wat 10000 600 Of
years for the world 10 come In and be
saved, IL viii wait in vain. The world
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now Is To lift their feet from danask otto
mans, and put them In the stirrups. We
want q pulpit on wheels. The church
wants not so much cushions as II wants
saddle bags and arrows. We have got to
put aside tire gown and tho kid gloves,
and put on the hunting shirt We have
been fishing 80 long In the brooks that
run under the shadow OF the church that
the fish know US and they avoid the hook
and escape rs soon a. we corle TO
the bank, while yonder is Upper Saranac
and Big Tupper's lake, where The first
swing OF the gospel net vosld break it
for the multitude CT the fishes. There IA
outside work 20 be done. What is that 1
see In the backvoodss It Is tent. The
hunters have ruado clearing and camped
out. What 10 they care II they have wet
feet, or II they have nothing but a pine
branch for pillow or for the northeast
Storm IL a moose in the darkness steps
into the lake 70 drink, they hear Il right
away. III Icon cry ia the midnight.
they hear IL. so fn the service Of God we
have exposed work We hare got TO camp
cut and rough t. We are putting all our
care On the s0,o00 people OF Brooklyn.
who, they sey. come 60 church whas
are we doing for the 10000 thst do not
Gomez HAVE they no souls' Are they
slnless that they need no pardons
Are there 70 dead in Their houses
that they need no comfort Are they cut
OF from God. to 30 into eternity-no wing
60 bear them, no light 60 cheer them. no
welcome 20 greet thcrns I hear today
surxing up frcn the lower depths Of
Brooklyn groaR that comes through our
Christian assemblages and through our
Christian churches. and it bIots ont All
this scene from my eyes today, "a by the
raists Of great Niagara. for the dash and
The plunge of these great torrents of life
dropping down into the fafhouaiess and
thunsiering abyss of suffering and woe I
scuetiuss think that, inst "a God bIottef
out the church Of Thystira and Curinth
anti facdicea. hecause Of their sIoth and
sfolidity. he viii blot cot American and
FnGissh Christianity. and raise On the
ruins n staiwsrt, vri,ie awake missionary
c1urch. that ran take the fail meaning of
tfaf command; "Go into al the world and
preach the Gospel 20 every creature. RE
that belsSveth aad is baptized shall be
ssTed. and he that belsevesh nos shall be
damned" !"
remark. further. K yoe wsnt 20 suc-
eeed in Gospel hunting. you m1st have
eoursge. II the hunter stand with trszn-